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51Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… …
52Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …
53biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
54Chronology — c. 17th century BCE The period of the Jewish patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac,Jacob. c. 1250 10 BCE The Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, wandering in the desert of Sinai, and the conquest of Canaan under Joshua. c. 1020 1004 BCE King Saul. Establishment… …
55Cyprus dispute — Cyprus This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Cyprus Constitution Cyprus dispute …
56Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
57Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union — Soviet Union …
58Croatian War of Independence — Part of the Yugoslav Wars …
59Macedonia naming dispute — Macedonia (region)     Macedonia (Greece)    …
60Kushiel's Mercy — infobox Book | name = Kushiel s Mercy title orig = translator = image caption = Kushiel s Mercy Cover Art author = Jacqueline Carey cover artist = Cheryl Griesbach and Stanley Martucci country = United States language = English series = Imriel… …
